Nurseries are filling canna orders now for planting in February and March. If you already have canna lilies in your garden, let the leaves die back naturally, then cut them at ground level. A little ...

Cannas (Canna x generalis) is one of the easiest tropical plants to grow in central Ohio gardens. The plants are mostly grown from rhizomes — underground stems with offshoots. The leaves are ...

Whenever I see cannas growing in a landscape, I always say to myself, “Tom, you need to get some of those.” But then I move on and forget. Maybe this coming garden season will be different. Cannas are ...

Freezing temperatures trigger dormancy in tender plants like cannas, dahlias, gladiolas, and elephant ears, meaning the ...

Canna lilies introduced themselves to me in the spring of 2016, my first year in Hendersonville. I was contemplating my small yard, wondering how I could plant everything I wanted. As the weather grew ...

After our long colorless winter, many gardeners are dreaming of creating a lush, colorful garden in their backyard. With their large banana-like leaves and tall spikes of brilliant flowers, Canna ...

Many longtime gardeners consider canna lilies the workhorse of the flower garden. That’s because they are available in such a wide range of flower colors, sizes and foliage color. Canna lilies — or ...

Understanding which bulbs need to be planted in fall and which need to be dug in fall can be confusing, so let’s review.

California is warming up in the lowlands and spring is in the air. It’s time to get back to gardening! Here is a list of bulbs, tubers and rhizomes to plant in late February. The information comes ...

Some tropical plants are easy to grow in central Ohio gardens, and cannas (Canna x generalis) are among the easiest. The non-hardy plants are mostly grown from rhizomes — underground stems with ...